16 hours ago
by dryhter |
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The workbench twoI complete the turning of the legs for the workbench and compare minor differences that occurred while turning. While the differences are not obvious to the casual observer and don’t affect the overall project I can’t help but to critique my work. This critiquing is an important step in my learning process. Being self taught for the most part, many times in the past the first step in a project was to just do it, then analyzing what went wrong or right. Having chosen to ...
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17 hours ago
by IkeandBerry |
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I am working on a project for my wife and found that I have to mitre the ends of the box for the project. I can cut these on my RAS or my table saw but they will not be exactly right, so I went off on an adventure to find plans for a shooting board that will allow me to shoot a 45 degree bevel across a 13 board edge. Needless to say I did not find any large format shooting board plans that would work for what I need to do. Some of the boards that I am working with are just over five feet l...
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1 day ago
by PG_Zac |
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No, I don’t mean you have to swallow the stuff – ugh!!
What I mean is the barn has no doors yet, and swallows fly through it quite often. The farm has been chosen as a migration destination by several pairs of European swallows, and we have close to a dozen old mud nests around the property that the swallows return to each year.
There is a nest in my tool room that is the subject of today’s blog entry.I knew the nest was there before the swallows returned, and I didn&...
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1 day ago
by Jordan |
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One day I decided to create a small bear for a shelf ornament. I emailed it to one of my customers – the next day he sent me a great deal of money to design and enlarge this bear for outdoor use. Wood was not my choice – too much laminating, too much time to carve and a lot of work to reproduce. Within a few more days I had four more requests for bears. Nowadays I use this method when I can’t get a hold of a large log or am installing in a particularly wet area (like BC!)
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1 day ago
by DAN |
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Along with a passion for making my own tiles, I also have built up a collection of eBay studio tile finds myself.
I’ve had this tile, waiting for a frame idea , many years. It has a southwestern feel. The trees are simple, but well done.,,,,
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1 day ago
by Scott Bryan |
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My shop has been invaded!!! Mike Gager posted a blog about an invasion of brown recluse spiders in his shop. I have another “invasion” of sorts that has occurred in my shop.
Most of us tend to be somewhat solitary woodworkers and work alone in our shop. This has always been my situation as well. However last week this is what was going on in my shop:
This is my son Jonathan using a jointer for the first time.
Jon and his wife “commissioned” me to build...
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1 day ago
by GarageWoodworks |
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Hey Gang,
I made this planer knife sharpening jig a while back, but recently modified it to make it cooler! :^)I added a wheel and a better bevel angle adjuster.
Let me know what you think. It’s good for general sharpening, but if your blade has large nicks, I’d suggest using a different method.
CheersBrian
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1 day ago
by scrappy |
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Just wanted to let everyone know, we had a great time at the LJ Arizona picnic today. Thank you everyone for comeing out and spending time with us. It sure was nice to ba able to put a face with the names.
Had a lot of fun and food. BarBQued burgers and dogs, had lots of other food including, a Pumpkin Pie and cookies that the store owner, Mr Keith Stephens, brought out when he stoped by.
Well, I did not get all the pics, so someone else will have to fill in the holes.
First off here...
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1 day ago
by kosta |
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In this episode of the tool life audio podcast I talk about projects that I am working on now. I talk about my style of building projects and how you can build projects with out plans. I also talk about a few shop tips. Check this out http://www.logoonline.com/video/episode-2-season...
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1 day ago
by 3fingerpat |
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I finished assembling the bandsaw today and ran into an issue that I could only laugh out loud at, just to funny.
I couldn’t wait for my friend to show up this morning to help, so I lifted the bandsaw onto the base cabinet and mobile base, then stood back to view my new toy. Hey wait a minute, that looks tall, wait…uhmmm, that looks very tall….is it going to fit thru the garage doors!!?? DOH nooooooo!!!! My heart sank, I quickly grabbed the tape measure (hmmmm why didn...
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